Cosmetic compositions which are homogenous in the bulk and capable of forming a multilayer structure after application to a keratinous material

ABSTRACT

Cosmetic compositions capable of forming a multilayer structure after application to a keratinous material are provided, as well as methods of applying such compositions to keratinous material. Certain compositions comprise:
         Component A which comprises about 0.01% to 40% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition of at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent having at least one glass transition temperature which is lower than normal human body temperature; and   Component B which comprises about 0.01% to 90% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition of one or more silicone compounds having a viscosity of greater than about 20 million cst,
 
wherein the weight ratio of the silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent(s) in Component A to silicone compound(s) in Component B of about 1:1.5 to about 1:100.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/439,802, filed Dec. 28, 2016, the contents of are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions capable of forming a multilayer structure after application to a keratinous material, but which are homogenous in the bulk. Such compositions allow for benefits associated with multilayer cosmetic products without having to engage in a multi-step application process.

DISCUSSION OF THE BACKGROUND

Many cosmetic compositions, including pigmented cosmetics such as foundations and lipsticks, have been formulated in an attempt to possess long wearing properties upon application. Unfortunately, many of these compositions do not generally possess both good long-wear/transfer-resistance properties as well as good application properties, good comfort properties and/or good appearance properties (for example, shine, gloss or matte properties).

For example, with respect to lip products, commercial products containing silicon resins such as MQ resins may provide good long wear properties and/or transfer-resistance. However, such products can possess poor application properties, poor feel upon application (for example, feel rough) and poor shine or gloss properties owing to the film formed by the MQ resin (for example, a matte appearance). Therefore, a second composition (topcoat) is separately applied to such products to improve poor properties of the compositions to make the products acceptable to consumers. Furthermore, the topcoat composition must be reapplied continually so that the product remains acceptable to consumers, meaning that the products are effectively not “long-wearing” as they require constant maintenance and reapplication.

Also, with respect to foundations, such products can provide good long wear properties and/or transfer-resistance. However, such long-wearing/transfer-resistant products can possess poor application and/or feel upon properties application, as well as poor matte properties.

Thus, there remains a need for improved “single step” cosmetic compositions having improved cosmetic properties, particularly good wear, feel, shine, gloss and/or matte characteristics upon application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions which are homogenous in the bulk and capable of forming a multilayer structure after application to a keratinous material.

Accordingly, one aspect of the invention pertains to a cosmetic composition capable of forming a multilayer structure after application to a keratinous material. In one or more embodiments, the composition comprises:

Component A which comprises about 0.01% to 40% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition of at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent having at least one glass transition temperature which is lower than normal human body temperature; and

Component B which comprises about 0.01% to 90% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition of one or more silicone compounds having a viscosity of greater than about 20 million cst,

wherein the weight ratio of the silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent(s) in Component A to silicone compound(s) in Component B of about 1:1.5 to about 1:100.

In one or more embodiments, component A and B are homogeneous in the bulk. In some embodiments, the total amount of Component A and B is greater than 17% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition. In one or more embodiments, the cosmetic composition is anhydrous. In some embodiments, Component A has a glass transition temperature lower than 60° C. In one or more embodiments, the cosmetic composition comprises at least one coloring agent. In some embodiments, Component B comprises at least one shine enhancing agent. In one or more embodiments, the silicone compound comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of a silicone gum, a silicone fluid, and mixtures thereof.

In some embodiments, the at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent comprises a hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides, high viscosity esters, polybutenes, polyisobutenes, polyhydrogenated butenes, acrylic polymers, acrylate copolymers, vinyl pyrrolidone (VP) containing homopolymers and copolymers, polyurethanes, polyolefins and mixtures thereof. In one or more embodiments, the at least one at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent comprises at least one film forming agent selected from the group consisting of a silicone resin, a silicone acrylate copolymer, and mixtures thereof. In some embodiments, component B has a viscosity of greater than about 20 million cST to about 50 million cST.

Another aspect of the invention pertains to a kit comprising: (a) the cosmetic composition according to claim 1; (b) at least one container which contains the cosmetic composition according to claim 1; and (c) at least one applicator.

In one or more embodiments, the cosmetic composition of claim 1 to a keratinous material comprising applying the composition to the keratinous material. In some embodiments, the keratinous material comprises skin. In one or more embodiments, the cosmetic composition is not mixed prior to application to the keratinous material. In some embodiments, the silicone compound comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of a silicone gum, a silicone fluid, and mixtures thereof. In one or more embodiments, the at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent comprises a hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides, high viscosity esters, polybutenes, polyisobutenes, polyhydrogenated butenes, acrylic polymers, acrylate copolymers, vinyl pyrrolidone (VP) containing homopolymers and copolymers, polyurethanes, polyolefins and mixtures thereof. In some embodiments, the at least one at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent comprises at least one film forming agent selected from the group consisting of a silicone resin, a silicone acrylate copolymer, and mixtures thereof.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not restrictive of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As used herein, the expression “at least one” means one or more and thus includes individual components as well as mixtures/combinations.

Other than in the operating examples, or where otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients and/or reaction conditions are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term “about,” meaning within 10% to 15% of the indicated number.

“Film former” or “film forming agent” as used herein means a polymer or resin that leaves a film on the substrate to which it is applied.

“Polymer” as used herein means a compound which is made up of at least two monomers.

“Substituted” as used herein, means comprising at least one substituent. Non-limiting examples of substituents include atoms, such as oxygen atoms and nitrogen atoms, as well as functional groups, such as hydroxyl groups, ether groups, alkoxy groups, acyloxyalky groups, oxyalkylene groups, polyoxyalkylene groups, carboxylic acid groups, amine groups, acylamino groups, amide groups, halogen containing groups, ester groups, thiol groups, sulphonate groups, thiosulphate groups, siloxane groups, hydroxyalkyl groups, and polysiloxane groups. The substituent(s) may be further substituted.

“Volatile”, as used herein, means having a flash point of less than about 100° C.

“Non-volatile”, as used herein, means having a flash point of greater than about 100° C.

“Anhydrous” means the compositions contain less than 1% water. Preferably, the compositions of the present invention contain less than 0.5% water, and most preferably no water.

“Transfer resistance” as used herein refers to the quality exhibited by compositions that are not readily removed by contact with another material, such as, for example, a glass, an item of clothing or the skin, for example, when eating or drinking. Transfer resistance may be evaluated by any method known in the art for evaluating such. For example, transfer resistance of a composition may be evaluated by a “kiss” test. The “kiss” test may involve application of the composition to human keratin material such as hair, skin or lips followed by rubbing a material, for example, a sheet of paper, against the hair, skin or lips after expiration of a certain amount of time following application, such as 15 minutes or greater after application. Similarly, transfer resistance of a composition may be evaluated by the amount of product transferred from a wearer to any other substrate, such as transfer from the hair, skin or lips of an individual to a collar when putting on clothing after the expiration of a certain amount of time following application of the composition to the hair, skin, lips or other models such as bioskin and tissue. The amount of composition transferred to the substrate (e.g., collar, or paper) may then be evaluated and compared. For example, a composition may be transfer resistant if a majority of the product is left on the wearer's hair, skin or lips. Further, the amount transferred may be compared with that transferred by other compositions, such as commercially available compositions. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, little or no composition is transferred to the substrate from the hair, skin or lips.

“Adhesion” as used herein refers to the quality exhibited by compositions that adhere to a substrate after application. Adhesion may be evaluated by any method known in the art for evaluating such. For example, samples to be tested for adhesion properties can be deposited onto a surface such as a bioskin substrate. After drying, a piece of ASTM cross hatch tape can be placed on the sample, and removed at a 180° angle. Then, it can be determined how much of the sample is adhered to the tape. For example, a rating scale such as a scale of 1-3 can be used to assess the degree of sample removal from the substrate onto the tape, in which 1 is essentially no removal, 2 is some removal, and 3 is essentially complete removal.

The term rub-off resistance as used herein refers to physical abrasion such as rubbing the human skin with the hands or clothes or other physical interaction. It can also be described as the ability to hold active ingredients on the skin or prevent the removal of active ingredients from the skin by abrasion or other physical interaction.

“Long wear” compositions as used herein, refers to compositions where color remains the same or substantially the same as at the time of application, as viewed by the naked eye, after an extended period of time. Long wear properties may be evaluated by any method known in the art for evaluating such properties. For example, long wear may be evaluated by a test involving the application of a composition to the skin and evaluating the color of the composition after an extended period of time. For example, the color of a composition may be evaluated immediately following application to skin and these characteristics may then be re-evaluated and compared after a certain amount of time. Further, these characteristics may be evaluated with respect to other compositions, such as commercially available compositions. Alternatively or additionally, long wear properties may be evaluated by applying a sample, allowing it to dry, and then abrading the sample to determine removal/loss of sample.

Compositions Capable of Forming a Multilayer Structure which are Homogenous in the Bulk

In accordance with various embodiments of the present invention, cosmetic compositions capable of forming a multilayer structure after application to a keratinous material but which are homogenous in the bulk are provided. Such compositions allow for benefits associated with multilayer cosmetic products without having to engage in a multi-step application process or mix the composition prior to application. In one or more embodiments, such compositions are suitable cosmetic purposes.

As used herein, the phrase “homogenous in the bulk” refers to compositions which do not exhibit phase separation for a given period of time to the naked eye prior to application to a keratinous surface. In one or more embodiments, the composition is homogenous in the bulk for at least a specified time period of up to 24 hours are ambient conditions

In one or more embodiments, phase separation is assessed according to the following protocol: (1) mixing a composition using a high speed mixer at a rate of 2750 RPM and for a minimum of 2 minutes; (2) immediately following mixing, the samples are visually assessed for phase separation and then allowed to sit at ambient temperatures for a minimum of 24 hours; (3) at the 24 hour mark the samples are again visually assessed for phase separation. In further embodiments, the protocol also involves (4) slightly mixing the sample by hand to see if phase separation occurs. In some instances a sample is deemed phase separated if upon additional mixing of non-pigmented versions the sample becomes cloudy. Another case in which a sample is deemed phase separated is if upon initial mixing there is a thicker layer on top of a thinner formula layer or the inverse. Samples are deemed homogenous if the sample did not appear to be visually phase separated, there is no change in opacity visually upon mixing, and there is no clear difference in phases upon mixing.

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, the cosmetic compositions of the present invention comprise at least two Components, hereinafter referred to as “Component A” and “Component B.” In one or more embodiments, both Component A and Component B comprise silicone. Component A, for example, may comprise a silicone-containing film-forming agent. Component B, for example, may comprise a silicone gum. In some embodiments, Component A comprises a hydrocarbon film forming agent, and Component B comprises a silicone compound. Again, Component B, for example, may comprise a silicone gum. In one or more embodiments, Component A may comprise both a silicone-containing film forming agent as well as a hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent.

Component A is the component of the compositions of the present invention which forms the layer of the multilayer structure which is closest to the keratinous material after application of the composition to the keratinous material. This layer of the multilayer structure is hereinafter referred to as “Layer A.” In accordance with preferred embodiments, Component A/Layer A has an affinity for the surface of the keratinous material owing to the surface energy characteristics between the two.

Component B is the component of the compositions of the present invention which forms the layer of the multilayer structure which is farthest away from the keratinous material after application of the composition to the keratinous material. This layer of the multilayer structure is hereinafter referred to as “Layer B.” In accordance with preferred embodiments, Component B/Layer B has an affinity for the air interface.

The composition of the present invention may be in any form, either liquid or non-liquid (semi-solid, soft solid, solid, etc.). For example, it may be a paste, a solid, a gel, or a cream. It may be an emulsion, such as an oil-in-water or water-in-oil emulsion, a multiple emulsion, such as an oil-in-water-in-oil emulsion or a water-in-oil-in-water emulsion, or a solid, rigid or supple gel. The composition of the invention may, for example, comprise an external or continuous fatty phase. The composition can also be a molded composition or cast as a stick or a dish.

The cosmetic compositions and methods of the present invention can comprise, consist of, or consist essentially of the essential elements and limitations of the invention described herein, as well as any additional or optional ingredients, components, or limitations described herein or otherwise useful in personal care.

In accordance with the present invention, all weight amounts and ratios set forth herein referring to Component A and Component B refer to amounts of active material (that is, non-volatile material) in these components. Similarly, all weight amounts and ratios set forth herein referring to Layer A and Layer B refer to amounts of active material as Layer A and Layer B are present after evaporation of volatile solvent.

Prior to application to a keratinous material, Component A and Component B are homogenous in the bulk compositions of the present invention. That is, it has surprisingly been discovered that certain viscosities, amounts and ratios of components which are usually immiscible can be selected such that the components are homogenous in the bulk. Nevertheless, once applied to a keratinous surface, the components will phase separate due to an incompatibility of the components. Such homogeneity of the bulk composition is advantageous because no mixing step is required prior to application, but a two-phase effect is still achieved. A two-phase effect would otherwise require either two steps of applications or a mixing step of a phase separated composition prior to application of the composition.

Immiscibility of the immiscible components when the composition is being applied can result from, for example, chemical/structural incompatibility, differences in the interfacial tension between the components, differences in density of the components after solvent evaporation, and/or differences induced by temperature and/or pressure.

After the composition of the present invention has been applied to a keratinous material, Component A separates from Component B. As the composition dries on the keratinous material to which it has been applied, Component A and Component B form a multilayer structure comprising Layer A and Layer B, respectively, on the keratinous material such as, for example:

LAYER B LAYER A KERATINOUS MATERIAL

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, after compositions of the present invention have been applied to a keratinous material, Component B results in Layer B which is level: that is, Layer B is planar such that it may have refractive properties to impart shine or gloss to the composition. In accordance with these embodiments, Component B has self-leveling properties: it results in a level Layer B after application. The gloss or shine of such compositions can be enhanced, if desired, by addition of one or more shine or gloss enhancing agents having high refractive index properties. Alternatively, such compositions can be provided with matte properties by addition of one or more mattifying agents.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, after compositions of the present invention have been applied to a keratinous material, Component B results in Layer B which is not-level: that is, Layer B is not planar such that it imparts matte properties to the composition. In accordance with these embodiments, Component B does not have self-leveling properties: it results in a non-level Layer B after application. The matte properties of such compositions can be enhanced, if desired, by addition of one or more mattifying agents. Alternatively, such compositions can be provided with shine or gloss properties by addition of one or more shine or gloss enhancing agents having high refractive index properties.

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, the multilayer structure comprises Layer A and Layer B after application to a keratinous material. In certain instances, depending on factors such as ingredient ratios, ingredient concentrations, solvent evaporation characteristics, and Tg of polymers, the layers might be intermixed slightly with each other after application to a keratinous material, resulting in Layer A having a larger amount of A and a smaller amount of B greater and/or Layer B having a larger amount of B and a smaller amount of A. In some embodiments, after application to a keratinous material, Layer A comprises 40% or less of Layer B, preferably 30% or less of Layer B, preferably 20% or less of Layer B, preferably 10% or less of Layer B, and preferably 5% or less of Layer B, including all ranges and subranges therebetween. Similarly, in one or more embodiments, after application to a keratinous material, Layer B comprises 40% or less of Layer A, preferably 30% or less of Layer A, preferably 20% or less of Layer A, preferably 10% or less of Layer B, and preferably 5% or less of Layer A, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

Factors affecting the separation of Component A and Component B after application to a keratinous material can include, for example, those properties discussed above including but not limited to the surface energy of the substrate, the density of each Component, the evaporation properties of the solvent(s), the Tg of the film formers, and/or the viscosity of the film formers.

Although not wishing to be bound by any particular theory, it is believed that Component A has a surface energy properties closer to the surface energy properties of the keratinous material to which it is applied than Component B. For example, the surface energy of skin is estimated to be 36 mN/m. Accordingly, where Component A has a surface energy of about 36 mN/m or below and have similar polarity as skin, it is believed that Component A can migrate to the skin. Component B would preferably have a lower surface energy and/or is more lipophobic and hydrophobic than A, making it more likely that it would migrate toward the air interface.

Although not wishing to be bound by any particular theory, it is believed that interfacial tension of Components A and B affects phase separation (in particular, the rate at which the Components A and B separate after application). It is believed that such phase separation can be affected by differences such as those discussed above such as, for example, differences in temperature of the Components A and B, in the Tg of the Components A and B (the higher the Tg of a component, the longer it will take for phase separation), in the weight fraction of the film formers, and/or in the pressure of the Components A and B.

Such differences will also be discussed further below.

Glass Transition Temperature (Tg)

According to some embodiments, Component A and/or Component B comprises at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent having at least one glass transition temperature lower than 60° C., preferably lower than 55° C., preferably lower than 50° C., and preferably lower than normal human body temperature (98.6° F. or 37° C.). Preferably, Component A and/or Component B comprises at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent which has all of its glass transition temperature(s) below human body temperature (98.6° F. or 37° C.). A plasticizer can be added to adjust Tg of the film forming agent(s) as is known in the art. According to preferred embodiments, Layer A and Layer B both comprise at least one forming agent having a glass transition temperature of less than 37° C.

A preferred method of determining Tg is to remove all volatile solvent from the Layer, and determining Tg by Differential Scanning Calorimetry.

Density

According to preferred embodiments, Component A and Component B have different density properties, and the difference is such that Component A and Component B are immiscible in the compositions of the present invention. Preferably, Component A/Layer A and Component B/Layer B have a density difference of 0.001-1 kg/m3, preferably 0.005-0.8 kg/m3, and preferably 0.01-0.6 kg/m3.

Temperature

According to preferred embodiments, Component A and Component B are affected by temperature, and the effect is such that Component A and Component B are immiscible in the compositions of the present invention at temperatures below 50° C. for a predetermined amount of time as is known in the art unlike emulsions which are considered to be stable under such conditions.

Ingredients

Component A and Component B can differ in various ways based primarily on the different functionalities associated with Layer A and Layer B. For example, where Layer A performs a transfer-resistance or adherence function, ingredients of Component A can be chosen to effect transfer-resistance or adherence. Similarly, where Layer A performs a color-enhancing function, at least one coloring agent can be added to Component A. And, for example, where Layer B performs a gloss- or shine-enhancing function and/or and provides a better feel (for example, affords a more comfortable feeling) and/or provides a barrier layer to inhibit color transfer, ingredients of Component B can be chosen to effect gloss, shine, comfort and/or barrier layer properties. However, it should be understood that at the interface of Layer A and Layer B, the interface of Layer A may possess properties more associated with Layer B (for example, shine) while Layer B may possess properties more associated with Layer A (for example, adhesion).

According to preferred embodiments, Component A comprises at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent, at least one coloring agent, or both, and Layer A provides adhesion, transfer-resistance and/or color properties to the multilayer structure. According to such embodiments, Component B may comprise at least one shine-enhancing agent, at least one comfort agent and/or at least one barrier agent, and Layer B provides shine, comfort and/or a barrier properties to the multilayer structure.

According to preferred embodiments, the compositions of the present invention contain less than 1% wax and/or less than 1% fluorinated compound.

According to preferred embodiments, the compositions of the present invention contain less than 0.5% wax and/or less than 0.5% fluorinated compound.

According to preferred embodiments, the compositions of the present invention contain no wax and/or no fluorinated compound.

According to preferred embodiments, at least one of the same solvent(s) is used in Component A and Component B. Preferably, of total solvent present in each Component, the majority in each Component is the same.

According to one or more embodiments, there is an excess of Component B compared to Component A. In some embodiments, the weight ratio of Component A to Component B is from about 1:1.15 to about 1:100, or about 1.15 to about 1:50, or 1.15 to about 1:30, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

In some embodiments, the total amount of Components A and B combined (i.e., silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agents and silicone compounds) is greater than about 17% by weight. In further embodiments, the total amount of Components A and B combined (i.e., silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agents and silicone compounds) is less than 99, 75, 70, 65, 60, 55 or 50% by weight.

Examples of acceptable ingredients added to Component A and/or Component B are discussed below.

Film Forming Agent (Film Former)

In one or more embodiments, Component A comprises at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent. Silicone and hydrocarbon-containing film forming agents are known in the art, and any silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent may be used. According to one or more embodiments, at least one silicone and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent having at least one glass transition temperature lower than 60° C., preferably lower than 55° C., preferably lower than 50° C., and preferably lower than normal human body temperature (98.6° F.), is included in the composition of the present invention. Preferably, the at least one silicone and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent has all of its glass transition temperature(s) below 60° C., preferably below than 55° C., preferably below than 50° C., and preferably below than normal human body temperature (98.6° F.). The Tg property of the at least one silicone and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent can result from various ways known in the art such as, for example, the Tg of the silicone and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent itself, the combination of different film forming agents to achieve a Tg lower than normal human body temperature, or the combination of film forming agent(s) and plasticizer(s) to achieve a Tg lower than normal human body temperature.

According to some embodiments, the film forming agent(s) is/are preferably present in an amount of from about 0.01% to about 40% by weight of the composition, including all ranges and subranges therebetween. In further embodiments, the film forming agents comprise about 0.01, 0.05, 0.08, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 or 35% to about 20, 25, 30, 35 or 40% by weight of the composition. In one or more embodiments, these amounts pertain to the amount of silicone- or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent. In some embodiments, these amounts pertain to the total amount of film forming agents if there are others present besides the at least one silicone-containing film forming agent.

Hydrocarbon-Containing Film Forming Agents (Film Former)

Compositions of the present invention may comprise at least one hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent. As used herein, “hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent” refers to a film forming agent comprising at least about 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 95, or 99% hydrocarbon by weight. In further embodiments, the hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent comprises less than about 5 or 1% silicone resins, and in yet further embodiments, no silicone resins.

Hydrocarbon-containing film forming agents are known in the art, and any hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent may be used. According to preferred embodiments, at least one hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent having at least one glass transition temperature lower than 60° C., preferably lower than 55° C., preferably lower than 50° C., and preferably lower than normal human body temperature (98.6° F.), is included in the composition of the present invention. Preferably, the at least one hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent has all of its glass transition temperature(s) below 60° C., preferably below than 55° C., preferably below than 50° C., and preferably below than normal human body temperature (98.6° F.). The Tg property of the at least one hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent can result from various ways known in the art such as, for example, the Tg of the hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent itself, the combination of different film forming agents to achieve a Tg lower than normal human body temperature, or the combination of film forming agent(s) and plasticizer(s) to achieve a Tg lower than normal human body temperature.

Examples of acceptable classes of hydrocarbon film forming agents include acrylic polymers, acrylate copolymers, vinyl pyrrolidone (VP) containing homopolymers and copolymers, polyurethanes, polyolefins and mixtures thereof.

Acrylic Polymers

Acceptable acrylic polymer film forming agents are known in the art and include, but are not limited to, those disclosed in U.S. patent application 2004/0170586 and U.S. patent application 2011/0020263, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

“Acrylic polymer film formers” as used herein refers to polymers that are film forming agents and which are based upon one or more (meth)acrylic acid (and corresponding (meth)acrylate) monomers or similar monomers. In further embodiments, the acrylic polymer film formers do not contain a silicone or siloxane group.

Non-limiting representative examples of such film forming agents include copolymers containing at least one apolar monomer, at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer, and at least one vinylically functionalized monomer.

For the apolar monomers, acrylic monomers which comprise acrylic and methacrylic esters with alkyl groups composed of 4 to 14 C atoms, preferably 4 to 9 C atoms are preferred. Examples of monomers of this kind are n-butyl acrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, n-pentyl acrylate, n-pentyl methacrylate, n-amyl acrylate, n-hexyl acrylate, hexyl methacrylate, n-heptyl acrylate, n-octyl acrylate, n-octyl methacrylate, n-nonyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, isooctyl acrylate, isooctyl methacrylate, and their branched isomers, such as, for example, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate.

For olefinically unsaturated monomers, it is preferred to use monomers having functional groups selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl, sulphonic acid groups, phosphonic acid groups, acid anhydrides, epoxides, and amines. Particularly preferred examples of olefinically unsaturated monomers include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, crotonic acid, aconitic acid, dimethylacrylic acid, beta-acryloyloxypropionic acid, trichloracrylic acid, vinylacetic acid, vinylphosphonic acid, itaconic acid, maleic anhydride, hydroxyethyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 6-hydroxyhexyl methacrylate, allyl alcohol, glycidyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate.

For vinylically functionalized compounds, preferred monomers include monomers which are copolymerizable with one or both of the previously discussed monomers and include, for example, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, benzyl acrylate, benzyl methacrylate, sec-butyl acrylate, tert-butyl acrylate, phenyl acrylate, phenyl methacrylate, isobornyl acrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, tert-butylphenyl acrylate, tert-butylphenyl methacrylate, dodecyl methacrylate, isodecyl acrylate, lauryl acrylate, n-undecyl acrylate, stearyl acrylate, tridecyl acrylate, behenyl acrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, cyclopentyl methacrylate, phenoxyethyl acrylate, phenoxyethyl methacrylate, 2-butoxyethyl methacrylate, 2-butoxyethyl acrylate, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl acrylate, 3,5-dimethyladamantyl acrylate, 4-cumylphenyl methacrylate, cyanoethyl acrylate, cyanoethyl methacrylate, 4-biphenyl acrylate, 4-biphenyl methacrylate, 2-naphthyl acrylate, 2-naphthyl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate, diethylaminoethyl acrylate, diethylaminoethyl methacrylate, dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, 2-butoxyethyl acrylate, 2-butoxyethyl methacrylate, methyl 3-methoxyacrylate, 3-methoxybutyl acrylate, phenoxyethyl acrylate, phenoxyethyl methacrylate, 2-phenoxyethyl methacrylate, butyldiglycol methacrylate, ethylene glycol acrylate, ethylene glycol monomethylacrylate, methoxy-polyethylene glycol methacrylate 350, methoxy-polyethylene glycol methacrylate 500, propylene glycol monomethacrylate, butoxydiethylene glycol methacrylate, ethoxytriethylene glycol methacrylate, dimethylaminopropylacrylamide, dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide, N-(1-methylundecyl)acrylamide, N-(n-butoxymethyl)acrylamide, N-(butoxymethyl)methacrylamide, N-(ethoxymethyl)acrylamide, N-(n-octadecyl)acrylamide, and also N,N-dialkyl-substituted amides, such as, for example, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, N,N-dimethylmethacrylamide, N-benzylacrylamides, N-isopropylacrylamide, N-tert-butylacrylamide, N-tert-octylacrylamide, N-methylolacrylamide, N-methylolmethacrylamide, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, vinyl ethers, such as vinyl methyl ether, ethyl vinyl ether, vinyl isobutyl ether, vinyl esters, such as vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, vinyl halides, vinylidene chloride, vinylidene halide, vinylpyridine, 4-vinylpyridine, N-vinylphthalimide, N-vinyllactam, N-vinylpyrrolidone, styrene, a- and p-methylstyrene, a-butylstyrene, 4-n-butylstyrene, 4-n-decylstyrene, 3,4-dimethoxystyrene, macromonomers such as 2-polystyrene-ethyl methacrylate (molecular weight Mw of 4000 to 13 000 g/mol), poly(methyl methacrylate)ethyl methacrylate (Mw of 2000 to 8000 g/mol).

An example of an acrylic polymer is a copolymer of acrylic acid, isobutyl acrylate and isobornyl acetate such as that sold under the names Pseudoblock (Chimex) and Synamer-3. In both of these commercial products, the copolymer is present with a solvent in a 1:1 ratio (50% solid). Another preferred film former is Poly(isobornyl methacrylate-8 co-isobornyl acrylate-co-isobutyl acrylate-co-acrylic acid) at 50% of active material in 50% of octyldodecyl neopentanoate, (Mexomere PAZ from Chimex).

Vinylpyrrolidone Polymers

Acceptable vinylpyrrolidone homopolymers or copolymers include, for example, crosslinked or non-crosslinked vinylpyrrolidone homopolymers such as the Polymer ACP-10, as well as copolymers produced from alpha-olefin and vinylpyrrolidone in which, preferably, the copolymer contains vinylpyrrolidone and an alkyl component containing at least one C4-C30 moiety in a concentration preferably from 10 to 80 percent such as those available from Ashland under the Ganex name such as, for example, VP/eicosene (GANEX V-220) and VP/tricontanyl copolymer (GANEX WP660).

High Viscosity Ester

In one or more embodiments, the cosmetic composition of the present invention may also contain at least one high viscosity ester. Examples thereof include, but not limited to, C1-C30 monoesters and polyesters of sugars and related materials. These esters are derived from a sugar or polyol moiety and one or more carboxylic acid moieties. Depending on the constituent acid and sugar, these esters can be in either liquid or solid form at room temperature. Suitable liquid esters include, but are not limited to: glucose tetraoleate, the glucose tetraesters of soybean oil fatty acids (unsaturated), the mannose tetraesters of mixed soybean oil fatty acids, the galactose tetraesters of oleic acid, the arabinose tetraesters of linoleic acid, xylose tetralinoleate, galactose pentaoleate, sorbitol tetraoleate, the sorbitol hexaesters of unsaturated soybean oil fatty acids, xylitol pentaoleate, sucrose tetraoleate, sucrose pentaoletate, sucrose hexaoleate, sucrose hepatoleate, sucrose octaoleate, and mixtures thereof. Suitable solid esters may include, but are not limited to: sorbitol hexaester in which the carboxylic acid ester moieties are palmitoleate and arachidate in a 1:2 molar ratio; the octaester of raffinose in which the carboxylic acid ester moieties are linoleate and behenate in a 1:3 molar ratio; the heptaester of maltose wherein the esterifying carboxylic acid moieties are sunflower seed oil fatty acids and lignocerate in a 3:4 molar ratio; the octaester of sucrose wherein the esterifying carboxylic acid moieties are oleate and behenate in a 2:6 molar ratio; and the octaester of sucrose wherein the esterifying carboxylic acid moieties are laurate, linoleate and behenate in a 1:3:4 molar ratio. In an embodiment, the ester is a sucrose polyester in which the degree of esterification is 7-8, and in which the fatty acid moieties are C18 mono- and/or di-unsaturated and behenic, in a molar ratio of unsaturates:behenic of 1:7 to 3:5. In another embodiment, the sugar polyester is the octaester of sucrose in which there are about 7 behenic fatty acid moieties and about oleic acid moiety in the molecule. Other materials may include cottonseed oil or soybean oil fatty acid esters of sucrose.

In one or more embodiments, the high viscosity ester comprises sucrose acetate isobutyrate. One example of a suitable sucrose acetate isobutyrate compound is SAIB-100®, commercially available from Eastman®, Kingsport, Tenn. This ester has a viscosity of about 100,000 cps at 30° C. and a refractive index of about 1.5 at 20° C. Acrylic Polymers

Acceptable acrylic polymer film forming agents are known in the art and include, but are not limited to, those disclosed in U.S. patent application 2004/0170586 and U.S. patent application 2011/0020263, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Silicone-Containing Film Forming Agent (Film Former)

Compositions of the present invention may comprise at least one silicone-containing film forming agent. As used herein, “silicone-containing film forming agent” refers to a film forming agent that contains silicone. In one or more embodiments, “silicone-containing film forming agent” includes polymers that contain at least about 2.5%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, or 99% silicone by weight. Silicone-containing film forming agents are known in the art, and any silicone-containing film forming agent may be used. According to preferred embodiments, at least one silicone-containing film forming agent having at least one glass transition temperature lower than 60° C., preferably lower than 55° C., preferably lower than 50° C., and preferably lower than normal human body temperature (98.6° F.), is included in the composition of the present invention. Preferably, the at least one silicone-containing film forming agent has all of its glass transition temperature(s) below 60° C., preferably below than 55° C., preferably below than 50° C., and preferably below than normal human body temperature (98.6° F.). The Tg property of the at least one silicone-containing film forming agent can result from various ways known in the art such as, for example, the Tg of the silicone-containing film forming agent itself, the combination of different film forming agents to achieve a Tg lower than normal human body temperature, or the combination of film forming agent(s) and plasticizer(s) to achieve a Tg lower than normal human body temperature.

Examples of acceptable classes of silicone-containing film forming agents include silicone resins, silicone acrylate copolymers. vinyl pyrrolidone (VP) containing copolymers, polyurethanes, polyolefins and mixtures thereof.

In one or more embodiments, the silicone-containing film forming agent(s) is/are selected from the group consisting of silicone resins, silicone acrylate copolymers mixtures thereof.

Silicone Resin

As used herein, the term “resin” means a crosslinked or non-crosslinked three-dimensional structure. According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, Component A comprises at least one silicone acrylate. Silicone resin nomenclature is known in the art as “MDTQ” nomenclature, whereby a silicone resin is described according to the various monomeric siloxane units which make up the polymer.

Each letter of “MDTQ” denotes a different type of unit. The letter M denotes the monofunctional unit (CH3)3SiO1/2. This unit is considered to be monofunctional because the silicone atom only shares on oxygen when the unit is part of a polymer. The “M” unit can be represented by the following structure:

At least one of the methyl groups of the M unit may be replaced by another group, e.g., to give a unit with formula [R(CH3)2]SiO1/2, as represented in the following structure:

wherein R is chosen from groups other than methyl groups. Non-limiting examples of such groups other than methyl groups include alkyl groups other than methyl groups, alkene groups, alkyne groups, hydroxyl groups, thiol groups, ester groups, acid groups, ether groups, wherein the groups other than methyl groups may be further substituted.

The symbol D denotes the difunctional unit (CH3)2SiO2/2 wherein two oxygen atoms bonded to the silicone atom are used for binding to the rest of the polymer. The “D” unit, which is the major building block of dimethicone oils, can be represented as:

At least one of the methyl groups of the D unit may be replaced by another group, e.g., to give a unit with formula [R(CH3)2]SiO1/2.

The symbol T denotes the trifunctional unit, (CH3)SiO3/2 and can be represented as:

At least one of the methyl groups of the T unit may be replaced by another group, e.g., to give a unit with formula [R(CH3)2]SiO1/2.

Finally, the letter Q means a tetrafunctional unit SiO4/2 in which the silicon atom is bonded to four hydrogen atoms, which are themselves bonded to the rest of the polymer.

Thus, a vast number of different silicone polymers can be manufactured. Further, it would be clear to one skilled in the art that the properties of each of the potential silicone polymers will vary depending on the type(s) of monomer(s), the type(s) of substitution(s), the size of the polymeric chain, the degree of cross linking, and size of any side chain(s).

Non-limiting examples of silicone polymers include siloxysilicates and silsesquioxanes.

A non-limiting example of a siloxysilicate is trimethylsiloxysilicate, which may be represented by the following formula:

[(CH3)3XSiXO]xX(SiO4/2)y

(i.e, MQ units) wherein x and y may, for example, range from 50 to 80. Silsesquioxanes, on the other hand, may be represented by the following formula:

(CH3SiO3/2).x

(i.e., T Units) wherein x may, for example, have a value of up to several thousand.

Resin MQ, which is available from Wacker, General Electric and Dow Corning, is an example of an acceptable commercially-available siloxysilicate. For example, trimethylsiloxysilicate (TMS) is commercially available from General Electric under the tradename SR1000 and from Wacker under the tradename TMS 803. TMS is also commercially available from Dow Chemical in a solvent, such as for example, cyclomethicone. However, according to the present invention, TMS may be used in the form of 100% active material, that is, not in a solvent.

Suitable silicon resins comprising at least one T unit in accordance with the present invention are disclosed, for example, in U.S. patent application publication numbers 2007/0166271, 2011/0038820, 2011/0002869, and 2009/0214458, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Where the silicone resin contains at least one T unit, it may thus be, for example, a T, MT, MTQ or MDTQ resin.

According to preferred embodiments, the unit composition of the silicone resin can be at least 50% T units, or at least 70% T units, or at least 80% T units, or at least 90% T units.

In embodiments pertaining to MQ resin, the MQ resin may already have a Tg lower than normal human body temperature. If not, the film forming agent(s) may be combined with one or more plasticizer(s) to achieve a Tg lower than normal human body temperature.

In the M, D and T units listed as examples above, at least one of the methyl groups may be substituted. According to preferred embodiments, the at least one silicone resin comprising at least one trifunctional unit of formula (R)SiO3/2 is chosen from the silsesquioxanes of formula: ((R′)SiO3/2) x, in which x ranges from 100 to 500 and R′ is chosen, independently by trifunctional unit, from a hydrocarbon-based group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms or a hydroxyl group, on the condition that at least one R′ is a hydrocarbon-based group. According to preferred embodiments, the hydrocarbon-based group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms is a methyl group. According to preferred embodiments, the at least one silicone resin comprising at least one trifunctional unit of formula (R)SiO3/2 is chosen from the silsesquioxanes of the formula: ((R′)SiO3/2) x, in which x ranges from 100 to 500 and R′ is chosen, independently by unit, from CH3, a hydrocarbon-based group containing from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or a hydroxyl group, on the condition that at least one R′ is a hydrocarbon-based group.

According to preferred embodiments, the T resins may contain M, D and Q units such that at least 80 mol % or at least 90 mol %, relative to the total amount of silicones, are T units. The T resins may also contain hydroxyl and/or alkoxy groups. The T resins may have a total weight of hydroxyl functions ranging from 2% to 10% and a total weight of alkoxy functions that may be up to 20%; in some embodiments, the total weight of hydroxyl functions ranges from 4% to 8% and the total weight of alkoxy functions may be up to 10%.

The silicone resin may be chosen from silsesquioxanes that are represented by the following formula: ((CH3)SiO3/2)x, in which x may be up to several thousand and the CH3 group may be replaced with an R group, as described previously in the definition of the T units. The number x of T units of the silsesquioxane may be less than or equal to 500, or it may range from 50 to 500, including all ranges and subranges therebetween. The molecular weight of the silicone resin may range from about 500, 1000, 5,000, 10,000, 15,000 or 20,000 g/mol to about 30,000, 35,000, 40,000, 45,000, 50,000, 75,000 or 100,000 g/mol, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

As suitable examples of these silicone resins containing at least one T unit, mention may be made of:

-   -   polysilsesquioxanes of formula ((R)SiO3/2)x (T units) in which x         is greater than 100, in which the R groups may independently be         methyl or other substituents as defined above;     -   polymethylsilsesquioxanes, which are polysilsesquioxanes in         which R is a methyl group. Such polymethylsilsesquioxanes are         described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,246,694, the entire         contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its         entirety;     -   polypropylsilsesquioxanes, in which R is a propyl group. These         compounds and their synthesis are described, for example, in         patent application WO 2005/075567, the entire contents of which         is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety; and     -   polyphenylsilsesquioxanes, in which R is a phenyl group. These         compounds and their synthesis are described, for example, in         patent application US 2004/0180011, the entire contents of which         is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

Examples of commercially available polymethylsilsesquioxane resins that may be mentioned include those sold:

-   -   by the company Wacker under the reference Resin MK such as         Belsil PMS MK: polymer comprising CH3SiO3/2 repeating units (T         units), which may also comprise up to 1% by weight of         (CH3)2SiO2/2 units (D units) and having an average molecular         weight of about 10 000 g/mol. It is thought that the polymer is         in a “cage” and “ladder” configuration as represented in the         figures below. The average molecular weight of the units in         “cage” configuration has been calculated as 536 g/mol. The         majority of the polymer is in the “ladder” configuration with         ethoxy groups at the ends. These ethoxy groups represent 4.5% by         mass of the polymer. As these end groups can react with water, a         small and variable amount of SiOH groups may also be present;         and     -   by the company Shin-Etsu under the references KR-220L, which are         composed of T units of formula CH3SiO3/2 and have Si—OH         (silanol) end groups, under the reference KR-242A, which         comprise 98% of T units and 2% of dimethyl D units and have         Si—OH end groups or alternatively under the reference KR-251         comprising 88% of T units and 12% of dimethyl D units and have         Si—OH end groups.

Examples of commercially available polypropylsilsesquioxane resins that may be mentioned include those sold:

-   -   by the company Dow Corning under the reference Dow Corning 670         Fluid or 680 Fluid. Typically such commercially available         products are polypropylsilsesquioxane diluted in volatile oil         such as volatile hydrocarbon oil or volatile silicone oil such         as D5. Dow Corning 670 and 680 Fluids have a general formula of         RnSiO(4−n)/2 wherein R is independently chosen from a hydrogen         atom and a monovalent hydrocarbon group comprising 3 carbon         atoms, wherein more than 80 mole % of R are propyl groups, n is         a value from 1.0 to 1.4, more than 60 mole % of the copolymer         comprises RSiO3/2 units, and having a hydroxyl or alkoxy content         from 0.2 to 10% by weight, for example between 1 and 4% by         weight, preferably between 5 and 10% by weight, and more         preferably between 6 and 8% by weight. Preferably, the         polypropylsilsesquioxane resin has a molecular weight from about         5,000, 7,000, 10,000, 15,000, 20,000, 25,000 to about 30,000,         50,000, 75,000, 100,000 g/mol and a Tg of less than about 37°         C., from about −100, −50, −37, or −20 to about 37° C.

Examples of commercially available polyphenylsilsesquioxane resins that may be mentioned include those sold:

-   -   by the company Dow Corning under the reference Dow Corning 217         Flake Resin, which is a polyphenylsilsesquioxane with silanol         end groups; and     -   by the company Wacker under the reference Belsil SPR 45 VP.

Silicone Acrylate Copolymer

Suitable silicone acrylate copolymers include polymers comprising a siloxane group and a hydrocarbon group. In some embodiments, such silicone acrylate copolymers comprise at least about 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, or 90% silicone by weight. For example, suitable polymers include polymers comprising a hydrocarbon backbone such as, for example, a backbone chosen from vinyl polymers, methacrylic polymers, and/or acrylic polymers and at least one chain chosen from pendant siloxane groups, and polymers comprising a backbone of siloxane groups and at least one pendant hydrocarbon chain such as, for example, a pendant vinyl, methacrylic and/or acrylic groups.

The at least one silicone acrylate copolymer can be chosen from silicone/(meth)acrylate copolymers, such as those as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,061,481, 5,219,560, and 5,262,087, and U.S. patent application 2012/0301415, the entire contents of all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

The at least one silicone acrylate copolymer may be selected from polymers derived from non-polar silicone copolymers comprising repeating units of at least one polar (meth)acrylate unit and vinyl copolymers grafted with at least one non-polar silicone chain. Non-limiting examples of such copolymers are acrylates/dimethicone copolymers such as those commercially available from Shin-Etsu, for example, the products sold under the tradenames KP-545 (cyclopentasiloxane (and) acrylates/dimethicone copolymer), KP-543 (butyl acetate (and) acrylates/dimethicone copolymer), KP-549 (methyl trimethicone (and) acrylates/dimethicone copolymer), KP-550 (INCI name: isododecane (and) acrylate/dimethicone copolymer), KP-561 (acrylates/stearyl acrylate/dimethicone acrylates copolymer), KP-562 (acrylates/behenyl acrylate/dimethicone acrylates copolymer), and mixtures thereof. Additional examples include the acrylate/dimethicone copolymers sold by Dow Corning under the tradenames FA 4001 CM SILICONE ACRYLATE (cyclopentasiloxane (and) acrylates/polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate copolymer) and FA 4002 ID SILICONE ACRYLATE (isododecane (and) acrylates/polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer), and mixtures thereof.

Further non-limiting examples of such polymers and their synthesis are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,972,037, 5,061,481, 5,209,924, 5,849,275, and 6,033,650, and PCT applications WO 93/23446, WO 95/06078 and WO 01/32737, the disclosures of all of which are hereby incorporated by reference. These polymers may be sourced from various companies. One such company is Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company which offers these types of polymers under the tradenames “Silicone Plus” polymers (for example, poly(isobutyl methacrylate-co-methyl FOSEA)-g-poly(dimethylsiloxane), sold under the tradename SA 70-5 IBMMF).

Other non-limiting examples of useful silicone acrylate copolymers include silicone/acrylate graft terpolymers, for example, the copolymers described in PCT application WO 01/32727, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Other useful polymers include those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,468,477, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. A non-limiting example of these polymers is poly(dimethylsiloxane)-g-poly(isobutyl methacrylate), which is commercially available from 3M Company under the tradename VS 70 IBM.

Suitable silicone acrylate copolymers include silicone/(meth)acrylate copolymers, such as those as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,061,481, 5,219,560, and 5,262,087, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference. Still further non-limiting examples of silicone film formers are non-polar silicone copolymers comprising repeating units of at least one polar (meth)acrylate unit and vinyl copolymers grafted with at least one non-polar silicone chain. Non-limiting examples of such copolymers are acrylates/dimethicone copolymers such as those commercially available from Shin-Etsu, for example, the product sold under the tradename KP-545.

Other non-limiting examples of silicone film formers suitable for use in the present invention are silicone esters comprising units of formulae (A) and (B), disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,045,782, 5,334,737, and 4,725,658, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference:

R_(a)R^(E) _(b)SiO_([4−(a+b)/2])  (A); and

R′_(x)R^(E) _(y)SiO_(1/2)  (B)

-   -   wherein     -   R and R′, which may be identical or different, are each chosen         from optionally substituted hydrocarbon groups;     -   a and b, which may be identical or different, are each a number         ranging from 0 to 3, with the proviso that the sum of a and b is         a number ranging from 1 to 3,     -   x and y, which may be identical or different, are each a number         ranging from 0 to 3, with the proviso that the sum of x and y is         a number ranging from 1 to 3;     -   RE, which may be identical or different, are each chosen from         groups comprising at least one carboxylic ester.

According to preferred embodiments, RE groups are chosen from groups comprising at least one ester group formed from the reaction of at least one acid and at least one alcohol. According to preferred embodiments, the at least one acid comprises at least two carbon atoms. According to preferred embodiments, the at least one alcohol comprises at least ten carbon atoms. Non-limiting examples of the at least one acid include branched acids such as isostearic acid, and linear acids such as behenic acid. Non-limiting examples of the at least one alcohol include monohydric alcohols and polyhydric alcohols, such as n-propanol and branched etheralkanols such as (3,3,3-trimethylolpropoxy)propane.

Further non-limiting examples of the at least one silicone acrylate copolymer film former include liquid siloxy silicates and silicone esters such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,334,737, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference, such as diisostearoyl trimethylolpropane siloxysilicate and dilauroyl trimethylolpropane siloxy silicate, which are commercially available from General Electric under the tradenames SF 1318 and SF 1312, respectively.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, Component A comprises at least one silicone acrylate and at least one silicone resin. Preferably, the at least one silicone resin is a polypropylsilsesquioxane resin.

Silicone Compounds

In one or more embodiments, Component B comprises one or more silicone compounds. As used herein, “silicone compound” refers to a compound comprising silicone having a surface energy lower than that of the silicone-containing film forming agents in Component A. In one or more embodiments, the term refers to a compound, which may be polymeric, comprising a silicon bonded to a minimum of one oxygen, and in even further embodiments, two oxygens. In some embodiments, the silicon is bonded to a hydrocarbon (e.g., C1-22 linear, branched, and/or aryl). In further embodiments, the hydrocarbon is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, and phenyl. In one or more embodiments, the silicone compound comprises a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). In some embodiments, the silicone compound itself may be linear, branched or dendritic. In further embodiments, the silicone compound is linear or substantially linear. In one or more embodiments, the silicone compound comprises a chain termination selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon, alcohol, ester, acid, ketone, amine, amide, epoxy, vinylogous (e.g. alkene or alkyne group), halogen, hydride, and the like. For example, in embodiments where the silicone compound comprises polydimethylsiloxane, the compound may be chain end terminated with an —OH or a methyl group.

In one or more embodiments, the term “silicone compound” includes, but is not limited to, silicone gums, silicone fluids, silicone wax, and the like. The silicone compounds may impart properties on the composition (e.g., enhance shine or matte quality).

In one or more embodiments, the viscosity of component B (i.e., of all of the silicone compounds) has a viscosity of greater than about 20 million cSt. In further embodiments, the viscosity of component B (i.e., of all of the silicone compounds) is less than or equal to 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25 or 22 million cST. In some embodiments, viscosity may be measured according to the following protocol: (1) sample shear viscosity are measured using a rheometer equipped with a 40 mm diameter parallel plate at 25° C.; (2) samples are pre-sheared at 30 (1/s) for 10 seconds; (3) then shear viscosity is captured using a shear flow ramp from 0.01 (1/s) to 1000 (1/s) within a 600 second duration; (4) plateau shear viscosity values are noted at 0.3 (1/s).

Shine or Gloss Enhancing Agents

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, at least one shine or gloss enhancing agent can be added to Component A, Component B, or both. Such shine enhancing agents may impart a luminous and/or dewy effect to the composition (e.g., when the composition is a foundation). Preferably, the shine or gloss enhancing agent is selected from the group consisting of agents which facilitate self-leveling of a layer, agents which have a high refractive index, or mixtures thereof.

Suitable shine enhancing agents include those compounds having a refractive index ranging from about 1.45 to about 1.60, and a weight average molecular weight of less than 15,000, preferably less than 10,000, and preferably less than 2,000. Examples of such agents include, but are not limited to, phenylated silicones such as those commercialized under the trade name “ABIL AV 8853” by Goldschmidt, those commercialized under the trade names “DC 554”, “DC 555”, “DC 556” and “SF 558” by Dow Corning, and those commercialized under the trade name “SILBIONE 70633 V 30” by Rhone-Poulenc.

Additional examples of suitable phenylated silicones include, but are not limited to, those commercialized by Wacker Silicones such as BELSIL PDM 20, a phenylated silicone with a viscosity at 25° C. of approximately 20 cSt; BELSIL PDM 200, a phenylated silicone with a viscosity at 25° C. of approximately 200 cSt; BELSIL PDM 1000, a phenylated silicone with a viscosity at 25° C. of approximately 1000 cSt.

Additional examples of suitable shine enhancing agents include, but are not limited to, polycyclopentadiene, poly(propylene glycol) dibenzoate (nD=1.5345), aminopropyl phenyl trimethicone (nD=1.49-1.51), pentaerythrityl tetraoleate commercially available as PURESYN 4E68 (nD=1.473) from ExxonMobil, and PPG-3 benzyl ether myristate commercially available as CRODAMOL STS (nD=1.4696) from Croda Inc.

Particularly preferred shine enhancing agents are the phenylated silicones such as phenyl trimethicone, and trimethyl pentaphenyl trisiloxane, and esters such as pentaerythrityl tetraoleate, and PPG-3 benzyl ether myristate.

Suitable shine enhancing agents include those which provide self-leveling properties to the compositions of the present invention. Suitable examples of such compositions include, but are not limited to, the silicone gums discussed below.

The silicone gum can correspond to the formula:

in which:

-   -   R7, R8, R11 and R12 are identical or different, and each is         chosen from alkyl radicals comprising from 1 to 6 carbon atoms,     -   R9 and R10 are identical or different, and each is chosen from         alkyl radicals comprising from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and aryl         radicals,     -   X is chosen from alkyl radicals comprising from 1 to 6 carbon         atoms, a hydroxyl radical and a vinyl radical,     -   n and p are chosen so as to give the silicone gum a viscosity of         from 350 cSt to 50,000,000 cSt, preferably from 500 cSt to         40,000,000 cSt, preferably from 750 cSt to 30,000,000 cSt,         preferably from 850 cSt to 20,000,000 cSt, preferably from 950         cSt to 18,000,000 cSt and preferably from 1000 cSt to 10,000,000         cSt, including all ranges and subranges therebetween. A         particularly preferred range is from 20,000 cSt to 800,000 cSt,         with 25,000 cSt to 750,000 cSt being most preferred.

In general, n and p can each take values ranging from 0 to 10,000, such as from 0 to 5,000.

Among the silicone gums which can be used according to the invention, mention may be made of those for which:

-   -   the substituents R7 to R12 and X represent a methyl group, p=0         and n=2 700, such as the product sold or made under the name         SE30 by the company General Electric,     -   the substituents R7 to R12 and X represent a methyl group, p=0         and n=2 300, such as the product sold or made under the name AK         500 000 by the company Wacker,     -   the substituents R7 to R12 represent a methyl group, the         substituent X represents a hydroxyl group, p=0 and n=2 700, as a         13% solution in cyclopentasiloxane, such as the product sold or         made under the name Q2-1401 by the company Dow Corning,     -   the substituents R7 to R12 represent a methyl group, the         substituent X represents a hydroxyl group, p=0 and n=2 700, as a         13% solution in polydimethylsiloxane, such as the product sold         or made under the name Q2-1403 by the company Dow Corning, and     -   the substituents R7, R8, R11, R12 and X represent a methyl group         and the substituents R9 and R10 represent an aryl group, such         that the molecular weight of the gum is about 600 000, for         instance the product sold or made under the name 761 by the         company Rhône-Poulenc (Rhodia Chimie).

In preferred embodiments, the silicone gum correspond to the following formula:

In this formula the terminal Si's can also be other than methyl and may be represented with substitutions on the repeating Si such that the R group is an alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, which may be linear, branched and/or functionalized selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, amyl, hexyl, vinyl, allyl, cycohexyl, phenyl, and mixtures thereof. The silicone gums employed in the present invention may be terminated by triorganosilyl groups of the formula R′3 where R′ is a radical of monovalent hydrocarbons containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, hydroxyl groups, alkoxyl groups and mixtures thereof.

According to preferred embodiments, Component B/Layer B comprises at least one shine or gloss enhancing agent.

According to some embodiments, Component B/Layer B has a self-leveling property which results in a flatter interface between Layer A and Layer B and/or between Layer B and air, and this flatter interface results in light diffraction, refraction and/or reflection properties for Layer B which enhances the shine of the composition.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, at least two silicone compounds such as silicone fluids (for example, phenylated silicones described above) and/or silicone gums are present in the compositions of the present invention.

According to preferred embodiments, if present, agent(s) which facilitate self-leveling of a layer such as silicone gum(s) is/are preferably present in an amount of from about 0.01% to about 90% by weight, preferably from 1% to 85% by weight, and preferably from 5% to 80% by weight of the total weight of the composition, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

According to some embodiments, if present, agent(s) which have a high refractive index such as phenylated silicone oil(s) is/are preferably present in an amount of from about 0.05% to about 90% by weight, preferably from 0.1% to 75% by weight, and preferably from 1% to 50% by weight of the total weight of the composition, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, at least two silicone compounds such as silicone fluids (for example, phenylated silicones described above) and/or silicone gums are present in the compositions of the present invention.

According to some embodiments, the shine enhancing (s) is/are preferably present in an amount of from about 0.05% to about 90% by weight, preferably from 0.1% to 50% by weight, and preferably from 1% to 35% by weight of the total weight of the composition, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

Matte Enhancing Agents (Mattifying Agent)

According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, at least one matte enhancing agent can be added to Component A, Component B, or both. With respect to Component B, the at least one matte enhancing agent can be added regardless of whether Component B is not self-leveling and/or Layer B has refractive properties to impart matte properties to the composition as described above.

Suitable matte enhancing agents include, but are not limited to, mattifying fillers such as, for example, talc, silica, silicone elastomers, and polyamides, and waxes such as, for example, beeswax and copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax.

According to some embodiments, the matte enhancing (s) is/are preferably present in an amount of from about 0.05% to about 90% by weight, preferably from 0.1% to 50% by weight, and preferably from 1% to 35% by weight of the total weight of the composition, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

Soft Focus Agents

According to one or more embodiments, the compositions described herein comprise a soft focus agent. As used herein, the term “soft focus” means that the visual appearance of the skin is more homogenous and matte, leading to the blurring or hiding of skin imperfections.

In some embodiments, the at least soft focus agent may be chosen from hydrophobic silica aerogel particles. Silica aerogels are porous materials obtained by replacing (by drying) the liquid component of a silica gel with air.

Hydrophobic silica aerogel particles useful according to embodiments of the disclosure include silylated silica (INCI name: silica silylate) aerogel particles. The preparation of hydrophobic silica aerogel particles that have been surface-modified by silylation is described more fully in U.S. Pat. No. 7,470,725, incorporated by reference herein. [0068] In various embodiments, aerogel particles of hydrophobic silica surface-modified with trimethylsilyl groups may be chosen. For example, the aerogel sold under the name VM-2260® by the company Dow Corning, the particles of which have an average size of about 1000 microns and a specific surface area per unit of mass ranging from 600 to 800 m2/g, or the aerogel sold under the name VM-2270®, also by the company Dow Corning, the particles of which have an average size ranging from 5 to 15 microns and a specific surface area per unit of mass ranging from 600 to 800 m2/g, may be chosen. In other embodiments, the aerogels sold by the company Cabot under the names Aerogel TLD 201®, Aerogel OGD 201®, and Aerogel TLD 203®, CAB-O-SIL TS-530, CAB-O-SIL TS-610, CAB-O-SIL TS-720, Enova Aerogel MT 1 100®, and Enova Aerogel MT 1200®, may be chosen.

Other soft-focus effect agents can be found in WO/2016100690, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.

Coloring Agents

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, compositions further comprising at least one coloring agent are provided. In some embodiments, such colored compositions can be cosmetic compositions such as, for example, lip compositions (for example, lipstick) or foundations. In alternative embodiments, such colored compositions may be eye shadows or eye liners. According to one or more embodiments, the at least one coloring agent may be chosen from pigments, dyes, nacreous pigments, and pearling agents.

The pigments, which may be used according to the present invention, may be chosen from white, colored, inorganic, organic, polymeric, nonpolymeric, coated and uncoated pigments. Representative examples of mineral pigments include titanium dioxide, optionally surface-treated, zirconium oxide, zinc oxide, cerium oxide, iron oxides, chromium oxides, manganese violet, ultramarine blue, chromium hydrate, and ferric blue. Representative examples of organic pigments include carbon black, pigments of D & C type, and lakes based on cochineal carmine, barium, strontium, calcium, and aluminum.

Representative examples of inorganic pigments useful in the present invention include those selected from the group consisting of rutile or anatase titanium dioxide, coded in the Color Index under the reference CI 77,891; black, yellow, red and brown iron oxides, coded under references CI 77,499, 77, 492 and, 77,491; manganese violet (CI 77,742); ultramarine blue (CI 77,007); chromium oxide (CI 77,288); chromium hydrate (CI 77,289); and ferric blue (CI 77,510) and mixtures thereof.

Representative examples of organic pigments and lakes useful in the present invention include, but are not limited to, D&C Red No. 19 (CI 45,170), D&C Red No. 9 (CI 15,585), D&C Red No. 21 (CI 45,380), D&C Orange No. 4 (CI 15,510), D&C Orange No. 5 (CI 45,370), D&C Red No. 27 (CI 45,410), D&C Red No. 13 (CI 15,630), D&C Red No. 7 (CI 15,850), D&C Red No. 6 (CI 15,850), D&C Yellow No. 5 (CI 19,140), D&C Red No. 36 (CI 12,085), D&C Orange No. 10 (CI 45,425), D&C Yellow No. 6 (CI 15,985), D&C Red No. 30 (CI 73,360), D&C Red No. 3 (CI 45,430) and the dye or lakes based on cochineal carmine (CI 75,570) and mixtures thereof.

Representative examples of pearlescent pigments useful in the present invention include those selected from the group consisting of the white pearlescent pigments such as mica coated with titanium oxide, mica coated with titanium dioxide, bismuth oxychloride, titanium oxychloride, colored pearlescent pigments such as titanium mica with iron oxides, titanium mica with ferric blue, chromium oxide and the like, titanium mica with an organic pigment of the above-mentioned type as well as those based on bismuth oxychloride and mixtures thereof.

The nacreous pigments which may be used according to the present invention may be chosen from white nacreous pigments such as mica coated with titanium or with bismuth oxychloride, colored nacreous pigments such as titanium mica with iron oxides, titanium mica with ferric blue or chromium oxide, titanium mica with an organic pigment chosen from those mentioned above, and nacreous pigments based on bismuth oxychloride. The nacreous pigments, if present, be present in the composition in a concentration ranging up to 50% by weight of the total weight of the composition, such as from 0.1% to 20%, preferably from 0.1% to 15%, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

If present, the coloring agents may be present in the composition in a concentration ranging up to 50% by weight of the total weight of the composition, such as from 0.01% to 40%, and further such as from 0.1% to 30%, including all ranges and subranges therebetween. In the case of certain products, the pigments, including nacreous pigments, may, for example, represent up to 50% by weight of the composition.

Embodiments without coloring agents (e.g., an inorganic or organic pigment or pearlizing agents) or with relatively low amounts of coloring agents may be suitable as primers for the skin. As used herein, a “primer” or “undercoat” is a preparatory coating put on materials (e.g., the skin), before the application of subsequent cosmetic product layers. Priming can allow for better adhesion of these subsequent layers to the surface and increase their durability. Priming the skin can also provide additional protection for the material especially in terms of extending the wear. Priming the skin can also help to preserve the integrity of the subsequent cosmetic layers from fading, creasing, continued color intensity throughout the wear, particularly those comprising the compositions disclosed herein. Additionally, the primer can provide a uniform undercoat oftentimes resulting in increased uniformity of the color and texture of the following coat(s). Thus, such primers may act as a base for another foundation composition, which may increase smoothness or help another foundation composition to better adhere. Such primers may also comprise mattifying agents or elastomers (e.g., silicone elastomers).

Oil Phase

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, compositions further comprising at least one fatty substance are provided. Suitable fatty substances include oil(s) and/or wax(es). “Oil” means any non-aqueous medium which is liquid at ambient temperature (25° C.) and atmospheric pressure (760 mm Hg). A “wax” for the purposes of the present disclosure is a lipophilic fatty compound that is solid at ambient temperature (25° C.) and changes from the solid to the liquid state reversibly, having a melting temperature of more than 30° C. and, for example, more than 45° C., which can be as high as 150° C., a hardness of more than 0.5 MPa at ambient temperature, and an anisotropic crystalline organization in the solid state. By taking the wax to its melting temperature, it is possible to use wax(es) by themselves as carriers and/or it is possible to make wax(es) miscible with the oils to form a microscopically homogeneous mixture.

Suitable oils include volatile and/or non-volatile oils. Such oils can be any acceptable oil including but not limited to silicone oils and/or hydrocarbon oils.

According to certain embodiments, the compositions of the present invention preferably comprise one or more volatile silicone oils. Examples of such volatile silicone oils include linear or cyclic silicone oils having a viscosity at room temperature less than or equal to 6 cSt and having from 2 to 7 silicon atoms, these silicones being optionally substituted with alkyl or alkoxy groups of 1 to 10 carbon atoms. Specific oils that may be used in the invention include octamethyltetrasiloxane, decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane, heptamethyloctyltrisiloxane, hexamethyldisiloxane, decamethyltetrasiloxane, dodecamethylpentasiloxane and their mixtures. Other volatile oils which may be used include KF 96A of 6 cSt viscosity, a commercial product from Shin Etsu having a flash point of 94° C. Preferably, the volatile silicone oils have a flash point of at least 40° C.

Non-limiting examples of volatile silicone oils are listed in Table 1 below.

TABLE 1 Flash Point Viscosity Compound (° C.) (cSt) Octyltrimethicone 93 1.2 Hexyltrimethicone 79 1.2 Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane 72 4.2 (cyclopentasiloxane or D5) Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane 55 2.5 (cyclotetradimethylsiloxane or D4) Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) 93 7 Decamethyltetrasiloxane(L4) 63 1.7 KF-96 A from Shin Etsu 94 6 PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) DC 200 56 1.5 (1.5 cSt) from Dow Corning PDMS DC 200 (2 cSt) from Dow Corning 87 2

Further, a volatile linear silicone oil may be employed in the present invention. Suitable volatile linear silicone oils include those described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,338,839 and WO03/042221, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. In one embodiment the volatile linear silicone oil is decamethyltetrasiloxane. In another embodiment, the decamethyltetrasiloxane is further combined with another solvent that is more volatile than decamethyltetrasiloxane.

According to certain embodiments of the present invention, the composition of preferably comprises one or more non-silicone volatile oils and may be selected from volatile hydrocarbon oils, volatile esters and volatile ethers. Examples of such volatile non-silicone oils include, but are not limited to, volatile hydrocarbon oils having from 8 to 16 carbon atoms and their mixtures and in particular branched C8 to C16 alkanes such as C8 to C16 isoalkanes (also known as isoparaffins), isohexacecane, isododecane, isodecane, and for example, the oils sold under the trade names of Isopar or Permethyl. Preferably, the volatile non-silicone oils have a flash point of at least 40° C.

Non-limiting examples of volatile non-silicone volatile oils are given in Table 2 below.

TABLE 2 Compound Flash Point (° C.) Isododecane 43 Propylene glycol n-butyl ether 60 Ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate 58 Propylene glycol methylether acetate 46 Isopar L (isoparaffin C₁₁-C₁₃) 62 Isopar H (isoparaffin C₁₁-C₁₂) 56

The volatility of the solvents/oils can be determined using the evaporation speed as set forth in U.S. Pat. No. 6,338,839, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.

According to certain embodiments of the present invention, the composition comprises at least one non-volatile oil. Examples of non-volatile oils that may be used in the present invention include, but are not limited to, polar oils such as:

-   -   hydrocarbon-based plant oils with a high triglyceride content         consisting of fatty acid esters of glycerol, the fatty acids of         which may have varied chain lengths, these chains possibly being         linear or branched, and saturated or unsaturated; these oils are         especially wheat germ oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, karite         butter, castor oil, sweet almond oil, macadamia oil, apricot         oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, cottonseed oil, alfalfa oil,         poppy oil, pumpkin oil, sesame seed oil, marrow oil, avocado         oil, hazelnut oil, grape seed oil, blackcurrant seed oil,         evening primrose oil, millet oil, barley oil, quinoa oil, olive         oil, rye oil, safflower oil, candlenut oil, passion flower oil         or musk rose oil; or caprylic/capric acid triglycerides, for         instance those sold by the company Stearineries Dubois or those         sold under the names Miglyol 810, 812 and 818 by the company         Dynamit Nobel;     -   synthetic oils or esters of formula R5COOR6 in which R5         represents a linear or branched higher fatty acid residue         containing from 1 to 40 carbon atoms, including from 7 to 19         carbon atoms, and R6 represents a branched hydrocarbon-based         chain containing from 1 to 40 carbon atoms, including from 3 to         20 carbon atoms, with R6+R7≥10, such as, for example, Purcellin         oil (cetostearyl octanoate), isononyl isononanoate, octyldodecyl         neopentanoate, C12 to C15 alkyl benzoate, isopropyl myristate,         2-ethylhexyl palmitate, and octanoates, decanoates or         ricinoleates of alcohols or of polyalcohols; hydroxylated         esters, for instance isostearyl lactate or diisostearyl malate;         and pentaerythritol esters;     -   synthetic ethers containing from 10 to 40 carbon atoms;     -   C8 to C26 fatty alcohols, for instance oleyl alcohol, cetyl         alcohol, stearyl alcohol, and cetearly alcohol; and     -   mixtures thereof.

Further, examples of non-volatile oils that may be used in the present invention include, but are not limited to, non-polar oils such as branched and unbranched hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon waxes including polyolefins, in particular Vaseline (petrolatum), paraffin oil, squalane, squalene, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hydrogenated polydecene, polybutene, mineral oil, pentahydrosqualene, and mixtures thereof.

According to one or more embodiments, if present, the at least one oil is present in the compositions of the present invention in an amount ranging from about 5 to about 60% by weight, more preferably from about 10 to about 50% by weight, and most preferably from about 15 to about 35% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, including all ranges and subranges within these ranges.

According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the compositions of the present invention further comprise at least one wax. Suitable examples of waxes that can be used in accordance with the present disclosure include those generally used in the cosmetics field: they include those of natural origin, such as beeswax, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, ouricoury wax, Japan wax, cork fibre wax or sugar cane wax, rice wax, montan wax, paraffin wax, lignite wax or microcrystalline wax, ceresin or ozokerite, and hydrogenated oils such as hydrogenated castor oil or jojoba oil; synthetic waxes such as the polyethylene waxes obtained from the polymerization or copolymerization of ethylene, and Fischer-Tropsch waxes, or else esters of fatty acids, such as octacosanyl stearate, glycerides which are concrete at 30° C., for example at 45° C.

According to particularly preferred embodiments of the present invention, the compositions of the present invention further include at least one silicone wax. Examples of suitable silicone waxes include, but are not limited to, silicone waxes such as alkyl- or alkoxydimethicones having an alkyl or alkoxy chain ranging from 10 to 45 carbon atoms, poly(di)methylsiloxane esters which are solid at 30° C. and whose ester chain comprising at least 10 carbon atoms, di(1,1,1-trimethylolpropane) tetrastearate, which is sold or manufactured by Heterene under the name HEST 2T-4S; alkylated silicone acrylate copolymer waxes comprising at least 40 mole % of siloxy units having the formula (R2R′SiO1/2)x(R″SiO3/2)y, where x and y have a value of 0.05 to 0.95, R is an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aryl group, a carbinol group, or an amino group, R is a monovalent hydrocarbon having 9-40 carbon atoms, R″ is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aryl group such as those disclosed in U.S. patent application 2007/0149703, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference, with a particular example being C30-C45 alkyldimethylsilyl polypropylsilsesquioxane; and mixtures thereof.

According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the compositions of the present invention further include at least one long-chain alcohol wax. Preferably, the at least one long-chain alcohol wax has an average carbon chain length of between about 20 and about 60 carbon atoms, most preferably between about 30 and about 50 carbon atoms. Suitable examples of long-chain alcohol waxes include but are not limited to alcohol waxes commercially available from Baker Hughes under the Performacol trade name such as, for example, Performacol 350, 425 and 550. Most preferably, the long-chain alcohol wax has a melting temperature range from about 93° C. to about 105° C.

According to preferred embodiments, the compositions of the present invention contain less than 1% wax.

According to preferred embodiments, the compositions of the present invention contain less than 0.5% wax.

According to preferred embodiments, the compositions of the present invention contain no wax.

If present, the wax or waxes may be present in an amount ranging from 1 to 30% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, for example from 2 to 20%, and for example from 3 to 10%, including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

Aqueous Phase

The compositions of the present invention may also contain water. When the compositions of the present invention contain water, they are preferably in the form of an emulsion. Preferably, when the compositions of the present invention contain water, they are in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion (0/W) or a water-in-oil emulsion (W/O). When present, water is preferably present in an amount of from about 10% to about 80% by weight, preferably from about 20% to about 70% by weight, preferably from about 35% to about 65% by weight, including all ranges and subranges therebetween, all weights being based on the total weight of the composition.

Additional Additives

The composition of the invention can also comprise any additive usually used in the field under consideration. For example, dispersants such as poly(12-hydroxystearic acid), antioxidants, essential oils, sunscreens, preserving agents, fragrances, fillers, neutralizing agents, cosmetic and dermatological active agents such as, for example, emollients, moisturizers, vitamins, essential fatty acids, surfactants, silicone elastomers, thickening agents, gelling agents, particles, pasty compounds, viscosity increasing agents can be added. A non-exhaustive listing of such ingredients can be found in U.S. patent application publication no. 2004/0170586, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference. Further examples of suitable additional components can be found in the other references which have been incorporated by reference in this application. Still further examples of such additional ingredients may be found in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook (9th ed. 2002).

A person skilled in the art will take care to select the optional additional additives and/or the amount thereof such that the advantageous properties of the composition according to the invention are not, or are not substantially, adversely affected by the envisaged addition.

These substances may be selected variously by the person skilled in the art in order to prepare a composition which has the desired properties, for example, consistency or texture.

These additives may be present in the composition in a proportion from 0% to 99% (such as from 0.01% to 90%) relative to the total weight of the composition and further such as from 0.1% to 50% (if present), including all ranges and subranges therebetween.

In one or more embodiments, the composition of the invention is cosmetically or dermatologically acceptable, i.e., it should contain a non-toxic physiologically acceptable medium and should be able to be applied to the human beings (e.g., on the skin, eyelashes, lips, etc.).

In particular, suitable gelling agents for the oil phase include, but are not limited to, lipophilic or hydrophilic clays.

The term “hydrophilic clay” means a clay that is capable of swelling in water; this clay swells in water and forms after hydration a colloidal dispersion. These clays are products that are already well known per se, which are described, for example, in the book “Mineralogie des argiles”, S. Caillere, S. Henin, M. Rautureau, 2nd edition 1982, Masson, the teaching of which is included herein by way of reference. Clays are silicates containing a cation that may be chosen from calcium, magnesium, aluminum, sodium, potassium and lithium cations, and mixtures thereof. Examples of such products that may be mentioned include clays of the smectite family such as montmorillonites, hectorites, bentonites, beidellites and saponites, and also of the family of vermiculites, stevensite and chlorites. These clays may be of natural or synthetic origin.

Hydrophilic clays that may be mentioned include smectite products such as saponites, hectorites, montmorillonites, bentonites and beidellite. Hydrophilic clays that may be mentioned include synthetic hectorites (also known as laponites), for instance the products sold by the company Laporte under the names Laponite XLG, Laponite RD and Laponite RDS (these products are sodium magnesium silicates and in particular sodium lithium magnesium silicates); bentonites, for instance the product sold under the name Bentone HC by the company Rheox; magnesium aluminum silicates, especially hydrated, for instance the products sold by the Vanderbilt Company under the names Veegum Ultra, Veegum HS and Veegum DGT, or calcium silicates, and especially the product in synthetic form sold by the company under the name Micro-cel C.

The term “lipophilic clay” means a clay that is capable of swelling in a lipophilic medium; this clay swells in the medium and thus forms a colloidal dispersion. Examples of lipophilic clays that may be mentioned include modified clays such as modified magnesium silicate (Bentone Gel VS38 from Rheox), and hectorites modified with a C10 to C22 fatty-acid ammonium chloride, for instance hectorite modified with distearyldimethylammonium chloride (CTFA name: disteardimonium hectorite) sold under the name Bentone 38 CE by the company Rheox or Bentone 38V® by the company Elementis.

In particular, among the gelling agents that may be used, mention may be made of silica particles. Preferably, the silica particles are fumed silica particles.

Suitable silicas include, but are not limited to, hydrophobic silicas, such as pyrogenic silica optionally with hydrophobic surface treatment whose particle size is less than 1 micron, preferably less than 500 nm, preferably less than 100 nm, preferably from 5 nm to 30 nm, including all ranges and subranges therebetween. It is in fact possible to modify the surface of silica chemically, by a chemical reaction producing a decrease in the number of silanol groups present on the surface of the silica. The silanol groups can notably be replaced with hydrophobic groups: a hydrophobic silica is then obtained. The hydrophobic groups can be:

trimethylsiloxyl groups, which are notably obtained by treatment of pyrogenic silica in the presence of hexamethyldisilazane. Silicas treated in this way are called “Silica silylate” according to the CTFA (6th edition, 1995). They are for example marketed under the references “AEROSIL R812®” by the company Degussa, “CAB-O-SIL TS-530®” by the company Cabot;

dimethylsilyloxyl or polydimethylsiloxane groups, which are notably obtained by treatment of pyrogenic silica in the presence of polydimethylsiloxane or dimethyldichlorosilane. Silicas treated in this way are called “Silica dimethyl silylate” according to the CTFA (6th edition, 1995). They are for example marketed under the references “AEROSIL R972®”, “AEROSIL R974®” by the company Degussa, “CAB-O-SIL TS-610®”, “CAB-O-SIL TS-720®” by the company Cabot.

In particular, suitable emollients may include, but are not limited to, the following: natural and synthetic oils such as mineral, plant and animal oils; fats and waxes; fatty alcohols and acids, and their esters; esters and ethers of (poly)alkylene glycols; hydrocarbons such as petrolatum and squalane; lanolin alcohol and its derivatives; animal and plant triglycerides; and stearyl alcohol.

Non-limiting examples include, without limitation, esters such as isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl myristate, isononyl isonanoate (such as WICKENOL 151 available from Alzo Inc. of Sayreville, N.J.), C12-C15 alkyl benzoates (such as FINSOLV TN from Innospec Active Chemicals), caprylic/capric triglycerides, pentaerythritol tetraoctanoate, mineral oil, dipropylene glycol dibenzoate, PPG-15 stearyl ether benzoate, PPG-2-Myristyl Ether Propionate, ethyl methicone, diethylhexylcyclohexane, hydrocarbon-based oils of plant origin, such as liquid triglycerides of fatty acids containing from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, for instance heptanoic or octanoic acid triglycerides, sunflower oil, corn oil, soybean oil, marrow oil, grapeseed oil, sesame seed oil, hazelnut oil, apricot oil, macadamia oil, arara oil, coriander oil, castor oil, avocado oil, jojoba oil, shea butter oil, caprylyl glycol; synthetic esters and ethers, especially of fatty acids, for instance, Purcellin oil, 2-octyldodecyl stearate, 2-octyldodecyl erucate, isostearyl isostearate, hydroxylated esters, for instance isostearyl lactate, octyl hydroxystearate, octyldodecyl hydroxystearate, diisostearyl malate or triisocetyl citrate, fatty alcohol heptanoates, octanoates or decanoates, polyol esters, for instance propylene glycol dioctanoate, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate and diethylene glycol diisononanoate, pentaerythritol esters, for instance pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, petroleum jelly, polydecenes, hydrogenated polyisobutene such as Parleam oil, and/or the mixture of n-undecane and of n-tridecane sold under the reference Cetiol UT by the company BASF.

Preferably, the gelling and/or emollient agent(s), if present, are present in the composition of the present invention in amounts of active material generally ranging from about 0.1% to about 10 or 20%, preferably from about 0.25% to about 10 or 15%, and more preferably from about 0.5% to about 3.5 or 10%, by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, including all ranges and subranges in between.

According to some embodiments, the compositions of the present invention are lip compositions for application to lips such as lipsticks, lip gloss or lip balms. In accordance with these embodiments, the compositions of the present invention can contain ingredients typically found in lip compositions such as, for example, coloring agents, waxes, and gelling agents. Further, the compositions can contain water or be anhydrous. Also, the compositions can be solid or non-solid.

According to one or more embodiments, the compositions of the present invention are skin compositions for application to skin such as foundations, primers, moisturizers, sunscreens, blush, eyeshadows, etc. In accordance with these embodiments, the compositions of the present invention can contain ingredients typically found in skin compositions such as, for example, coloring agents, active ingredients, humectants, surfactants and fillers. Further, the compositions can contain water or be anhydrous. Also, the compositions can be solid or non-solid.

According to some embodiments, the compositions of the present invention are hair compositions for application to hair such as shampoos, conditioners, styling mousses and dyes. In accordance with these embodiments, the compositions of the present invention can contain ingredients typically found in hair compositions such as, for example, coloring agents, surfactants, moisturizers, and active agents. Further, the compositions can contain water or be anhydrous. Also, the compositions can be in various forms such as liquid, foam, and paste.

According to one or more embodiments, the compositions of the present invention are nail compositions for application to nails such as primer compositions, color compositions or topcoat compositions. In accordance with these embodiments, the compositions of the present invention can contain ingredients typically found in nail compositions such as, for example, coloring agents, polymerizable compounds, and solvents. Further, the compositions can contain water or be anhydrous.

According to some embodiments, the compositions of the present invention are eyelash compositions for application to eyelashes such as primers, mascaras and topcoats. In accordance with these embodiments, the compositions of the present invention can contain ingredients typically found in eyelash compositions such as, for example, coloring agents, waxes, and gelling agents. Further, the compositions can contain water or be anhydrous. Also, the compositions can be of any form typical for such compositions such as, for example, emulsion or dispersion.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, methods of treating, caring for and/or making up keratinous material, such as skin, nails, eyelashes, hair and lips by applying compositions of the present invention to the keratinous material in an amount sufficient to treat, care for and/or make up the keratinous material are provided. Preferably, “making up” the keratin material includes applying at least one coloring agent to the keratin material in an amount sufficient to provide color to the keratin material.

According to yet other preferred embodiments, methods of enhancing the appearance of keratinous material by applying compositions of the present invention to the keratinous material in an amount sufficient to enhance the appearance of the keratinous material are provided.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, methods of applying compositions of the present invention to a keratinous material (for example, skin, nails, eyelashes, hair or lips) comprising mixing or blending the composition so that the immiscible components are temporarily miscible, and applying the composition comprising the temporarily miscible components to the keratinous material are provided. Subsequent to application to the keratinous material, the components separate to form a multilayer structure on the keratinous material.

According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, kits comprising (1) at least one container; (2) at least one applicator; and (3) at least one cosmetic composition as described herein which is capable of forming a multilayer structure after application to a keratinous material, wherein the composition is homogenous in the bulk composition.

In accordance with the preceding preferred embodiments, the compositions of the present invention are applied topically to the desired area of the keratin material in an amount sufficient to treat, care for and/or make up the keratinous material, to cover or hide defects associated with keratinous material, skin imperfections or discolorations, or to enhance the appearance of keratinous material. The compositions may be applied to the desired area as needed, preferably once daily, and then preferably allowed to dry before subjecting to contact such as with clothing or other objects. In some embodiments, the composition is allowed to dry, in further embodiments for about 4 minutes or less, in yet further embodiments, for about 2 minutes or less.

Also in accordance with the preceding preferred embodiments, compositions are preferably contained in a suitable container for cosmetic compositions. Suitable shapes of such containers include, but are not limited to, any geometric shape such as, for example, square, rectangular, pyramidal, oval, circular, hemispherical, etc. Further, the container may be made of flexible or inflexible material.

Similarly, any applicator suitable for application of cosmetic compositions can be used in accordance with the present invention, with suitable examples of types of applicators including, but not limited to, a brush, stick, pad, roller ball, etc.

Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients, reaction conditions, and so forth used in the specification and claims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term “about.” Accordingly, unless indicated to the contrary, the numerical parameters set forth in the following specification and attached claims are approximations that may vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by the present invention.

Notwithstanding that the numerical ranges and parameters setting forth the broad scope of the invention are approximations, the numerical values set forth in the specific examples are reported as precisely as possible. Any numerical value, however, inherently contain certain errors necessarily resulting from the standard deviation found in their respective measurements. The following examples are intended to illustrate the invention without limiting the scope as a result. The percentages are given on a weight basis.

EXAMPLES Examples 1-5

Sample Preparation: Comparatives 1-2 and 4-5, and Inventive 3 were prepared using a high speed mixer with the ingredients in the amounts shown in Table 3 below. To a high speed mixer cup, all polymers were added. The sample was mixed at 2500-3500 RPM until homogenous. The samples typically were opaque and not clear, and homogeneity was deciphered by the sample smoothness. To the freshly mixed sample, pigments, pigments dispersions, and any other particles were added in addition to the QS solvent. The sample was additionally mixed at 2500-3500 RPM until homogenous.

Comparative 1 is considered to be comparative because it contains film-forming agent, but no silicone compound. Similarly, Comparative 2 is considered to be comparative because it contains a silicone compound, but no film-forming agent. Comparatives 4 and 5 are considered to be comparative because they contain an excess of film-forming agent compared to silicone compound.

Self-Leveling Test:

Samples were evaluated for their dried film properties. Samples were casted onto a BYK Opacity Chart (#2812) using a 3 mil wet drawdown bar at room temperature. Samples were allowed to dry for a minimum of 5 hours. After drying, samples were visually and manually evaluated for phase separation and self-leveling properties. In order to assess the phase separation, films were agitated with a gloved index finger by lightly rubbing one stroke across the sample interface. If samples could be roughened it was documented and they were further assessed for recovery of the film by self-leveling. Samples were allowed to rest for a minimum of a 24 hour period and then visually reassessed for interface quality and if there was any level of recovery. Images were also captured of the samples prior to roughening, at initial roughening, and at 24 hours after roughening. After the 24 hour period, it was documented if the sample showed signs of recovery or not.

Bulk Phase Separation Assessment

Formulas are mixed using a high speed mixer at a rate of 2750 RPM and for a minimum of 2 minutes. Immediately following mixing the samples are visually assessed for phase separation and then allowed to sit at ambient temperatures for a minimum of 24 hours. At the 24 hour mark the samples we again visually assessed for phase separation. In addition, the sample was slightly mixed by hand to see if phase separation occurred. A sample is deemed phase separated if upon additional mixing of non-pigmented versions the sample because cloudy. Another case in which a sample is deemed phase separated is if upon initial mixing, there is a thicker layer on top of a thinner formula layer or the inverse. Samples were deemed homogenous if the sample did not appear to be visually phase separated, there was no change in opacity visually upon mixing, and there was no clear difference in phases upon mixing. If the bulk appeared phase separated the sample was noted with PS and if the sample appeared homogenous it was noted with an H.

Olive Oil Contact Angle:

To a BYK Polypropylene Abrasion card a 3 mil wet drawdown bar was used to cast a film. Films were allowed to dry for at least 12 hours prior to measurements. All contact angle measurements were captured using a tensiometer. A 2-3 microliter olive oil sessile drop was placed onto the casted films, and mean contact angle values were captured after ten seconds. For each sample a minimum of three contact angle values were taken, and an average is depicted in Table 3 below.

TABLE 3 Comparative 1 Comparative 2 Inventive 3 Comparative 4 Comparative 5 Polypropylsilisquioxane 100 (72% 0 27.5 (19.8% 55.6 27.5 (19.8% (72% Active in Active) Active) (40.032% Active) Isododecane) Active) Dimethiconol 0 40 30 30 10 Isododecane 0 60 42.5 14.4 62.5 Total 100 100 100 100 100 Olive Oil Contact 35.9 (±5.2) 69.04 (±5.7) 63.9 (±2.9) 67.6 (±3.2) 64.41 (±2.4) Angle 10 Seconds 24 Hour Bulk Homogenous Homogenous Homogenous Phase- Phase- separated separated Component A:Component B 1:0 0:1 1:1.55 1.34:1 1.98:1 Total A + B % 72 40 49.5 70.032 29.8 Viscosity (cSt) of N/A 22,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 component B

As seen from Table 3 above, Comparative sample 1, 2, and Inventive sample 3 were all homogenous after 24 hours resting period. Comparative sample 4 and 5 were both phase separated after 24 hours resting period. This demonstrates that not all ratios of Component A:Component B will result in a homogenous bulk. The olive oil contact angles for Comparative 1 was significantly lower than that of all the other samples while the contact angle of Comparative 2 was in the 60's as well as all other examples. Because the contact angles in Inventive example 3, and Comparatives 4 and 5 were in the 60's, this demonstrates that the portion of the film that is closest to the droplet (and to the air interface) is similar to that of Comparative 2. That is, these results show that there is phase separation after film formation.

Examples 6-7

Sample Preparation: Inventive 6 was prepared as described above for Examples 1-5 using the ingredients and amounts shown in Table 4 below. Comparative 6 is a commercially available product

Transfer-Resistance: Kiss Test

Samples were tested for their resistance to transfer of color. The samples were respectively applied by a subject and allowed to dry for 15 minutes. Following the 15 minute dry time, each subject kissed a slab of bioskin and an image was captured to assess level of transfer. For full transfer, a score was given of 3, while somewhat transfer was given a score of 2, and little to no transfer was given a score of 1.

Gloss Testing Samples were evaluated for their gloss value using a gloss meter. Sample films were prepared by using a 3 mil wet drawdown bar to deposit a film onto BYK Opacity Chart (#2812). Films were allowed to dry for a minimum of 1 hour and then were evaluated for their gloss values using a BYK Micro-TRI-Gloss meter. From the values captured, the 60 degree value was reported. A value of less than 10 GU was considered to be low gloss; a value of 10-69 GU was considered to be medium gloss; and a value of 70 GU or greater was considered to be high gloss.

TABLE 4 Inventive 6 Comparative 7 Polypropylsilisquioxane (72% Active 27.5 (19.8% in Isododecane) Active) Dimethiconol 30 Isododecane QS Pigment Dispersion (26.5% Active in 11.25 Isododecane) Total 100 Kiss Test 1.75 3 Gloss 60 degree 70.5 ± 0.3 80.1 ± 0.2 Film Disrupted? yes yes Self Leveling yes no Bulk State 24 hours homogenous homogenous Component A:Component B 1:1.55 NA Viscosity of Component B Cst 22,000,000 NA Total Component A + B % 49.8 NA

As can be seen from the table above, inventive sample 6 showed high gloss values, and better kiss test transfer score relative to the on marker Comparative 7 sample. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A cosmetic composition capable of forming a multilayer structure after application to a keratinous material, the composition comprising: Component A which comprises about 0.01% to 40% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition of at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent having at least one glass transition temperature which is lower than normal human body temperature; and Component B which comprises about 0.01% to 90% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition of one or more silicone compounds having a viscosity of greater than about 20 million cst, wherein the weight ratio of the silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent(s) in Component A to silicone compound(s) in Component B of about 1:1.5 to about 1:100.
 2. The cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein component A and B are homogeneous in the bulk.
 3. The cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein the total amount of Component A and B is greater than 17% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition.
 4. The cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein the cosmetic composition is anhydrous.
 5. The cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein Component A has a glass transition temperature lower than 60° C.
 6. The cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein the cosmetic composition comprises at least one coloring agent.
 7. The cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein Component B comprises at least one shine enhancing agent.
 8. The cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein the silicone compound comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of a silicone gum, a silicone fluid, and mixtures thereof.
 9. The cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent comprises a hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides, high viscosity esters, polybutenes, polyisobutenes, polyhydrogenated butenes, acrylic polymers, acrylate copolymers, vinyl pyrrolidone (VP) containing homopolymers and copolymers, polyurethanes, polyolefins and mixtures thereof.
 10. The cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent comprises at least one film forming agent selected from the group consisting of a silicone resin, a silicone acrylate copolymer, and mixtures thereof.
 11. The cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein component B has a viscosity of greater than about 20 million cST to about 50 million cST.
 12. A kit comprising: (a) the cosmetic composition according to claim 1; (b) at least one container which contains the cosmetic composition according to claim 1; and (c) at least one applicator.
 13. A method of applying the cosmetic composition of claim 1 to a keratinous material comprising applying the composition to the keratinous material.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the keratinous material comprises skin.
 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the cosmetic composition is not mixed prior to application to the keratinous material.
 16. The method of claim 13, wherein the silicone compound comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of a silicone gum, a silicone fluid, and mixtures thereof.
 17. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent comprises a hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides, high viscosity esters, polybutenes, polyisobutenes, polyhydrogenated butenes, acrylic polymers, acrylate copolymers, vinyl pyrrolidone (VP) containing homopolymers and copolymers, polyurethanes, polyolefins and mixtures thereof.
 18. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one at least one silicone- and/or hydrocarbon-containing film forming agent comprises at least one film forming agent selected from the group consisting of a silicone resin, a silicone acrylate copolymer, and mixtures thereof. 